The Senate had made it clear it would reject the Kyoto protocol well before George Bush had abandoned it.

它明确表示，即便乔治·布什没有放弃京都议定书，参议院可能老早就提出反对了。

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There had been fears that Mr Bush would reject a UN-sponsored programme just as America has refused to ratify the Kyoto protocol whereby leading countries pledge to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions at least 5% below 1990 levels.

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